Substitute "Vietnam" with "Palestine" and this exact speech can be made today: My speech illustrated the real importance of Vietnam to the radical cause, which was not ultimately about Vietnam but about our own antagonism to America, our desire for …  | Clarissa May 2 | Substitute "Vietnam" with "Palestine" and this exact speech can be made today: My speech illustrated the real importance of Vietnam to the radical cause, which was not ultimately about Vietnam but about our own antagonism to America, our desire for revolution. Vietnam served to justify the desire; we needed the war and its violent images to vindicate our destructive intentions. That was why the victory of our "anti-war" movement seemed so hollow when it came. The peace killed the very energies that gave our movement life. When it was ratified, there was no dancing in the streets by massive crowds of antiwar activists, no celebrations to match the protests that had made the Communists' triumph possible. This is from David Horowitz's Radical Son. Written in 1996, and still as relevant as ever. | | | |  | You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. | | | | |
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